Ron Lalonde

Ronald Leo Lalonde (born October 30, 1952) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He played in the National Hockey League with the Pittsburgh Penguins and Washington Capitals between 1972 and 1979.

Playing career Lalonde was born in Toronto, Ontario. As a youth, he played in the 1965 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Scarboro Lions minor ice hockey team. He played junior in the Ontario Hockey League before turning professional with the Hershey Bears in 1972–73. He played nine games with the Pittsburgh Penguins that season and made the Penguins' roster the following season. He was traded to the Washington Capitals in December 1974, and would play the rest of his career through the 1979–80 season in the Capitals organization. Lalonde played 397 games in the NHL, scoring 45 goals and 78 assists for 123 points. During his time with the Capitals, he became the first player in franchise history to record a hat trick on March 30, 1975 against the Detroit Red Wings.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1969–70 North York Rangers MetJBHL — — — — — — — — — — 1970–71 Peterborough Petes OHA 44 21 25 46 13 — — — — — 1971–72 Peterborough Petes OHA 58 26 37 63 36 — — — — — 1971–72 Peterborough Petes M-Cup — — — — — 3 3 0 3 2 1972–73 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 9 0 0 0 2 — — — — — 1972–73 Hershey Bears AHL 60 16 26 42 34 7 1 1 2 0 1973–74 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 73 10 17 27 14 — — — — — 1974–75 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 24 0 3 3 0 — — — — — 1974–75 Washington Capitals NHL 50 12 14 26 27 — — — — — 1975–76 Washington Capitals NHL 80 9 19 28 19 — — — — — 1976–77 Washington Capitals NHL 76 12 17 29 24 — — — — — 1977–78 Washington Capitals NHL 67 1 5 6 16 — — — — — 1978–79 Washington Capitals NHL 18 1 3 4 4 — — — — — 1978–79 Hershey Bears AHL 27 6 6 12 0 4 1 0 1 2 1978–79 Binghamton Dusters AHL 26 7 7 14 0 — — — — — 1979–80 Hershey Bears AHL 65 13 17 30 22 16 2 3 5 6 1980–81 HC Salzburg AUT 28 9 11 20 38 — — — — — NHL totals 397 45 78 123 106 — — — — —